The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-21
The LIquIdating LeTee Lands.
Agrssnsns Of Counsel.

Agrssmsnt Of Counsel.
In reference to the proceedings
growing out of the Supreme Court
decision in the case of McCulloeh
ct al vs.. the Auditor; the follow
ing proposition has been formu-
lated by the attorney interested.
1t is subject to the acceptance
and ratification of the Boards of
Supervisors of the counties in
which the lands are situated and
of R. I. Wilson, president of the
L., n. o. s. I. railroad.
l. That it is a matter of great
public interest to the State and to
the counties of the Yazoo Delta in
which are situated what are CON-
monty known as the Liquidating
Leyee Lands, that the titles to said
lands derived under the decree Of
the Kinds County Chancery Court
in the case of Gibbs VS.. Green, and
now held by numerous individuals
as well as by the Railway Oompa.
ny should be settled and validated
so far as can be by legislation con.
veying to such parties upon the
terms hereinafter mentioned, all IT,
tie to the same now held and claim.
ed by the State, and by such other
remedial legislation as may be nec-
essary, SO as to settle, confirm and
make certain as tar as can be done,
the various conflicting titles to
said lands now existing.
2. That said Railway Company
and all other persons accepting or
receiving the benefit of such legis-
lation, shall be required by the act,
or acts to be passed, to pay In cash
within go days from the passage of
the Act, all State, County and LIE.
wee Taxes, without interest or dam.
ages, which have accrued on said
lands for the year 1882, and all
other years up to and inclusive of
the time at which the conveyance
of said States title shall be applied
for and received, provided how.
ever that said Act shall require in.
terest at the rate of 6 per cent. per
annum to be paid upon the whole
amount Of accrued taxes from that
date, and In addition thereto that
the said Railway Company shall in
such manner as such Legislation
may require. relinquish and for
ever release all CLAIM to exemption
of said lands held by it under its
said Charter, or the amendments
thereto.
II was thereupon resolved by
the said Attorneys that said cause
should by agreement stand con-
tinued until the FEBRUARY 1888,
special term of said court, unless
the proposed settlement is sooner
rejected. All orders heretofore
issued or taken therein to continue
in force, that this settlement should
be submitted to their respective
clients, and the other counties In
terested in said suit with the rec
ommendation that 1t be adopted
and ratified by them, and that upon
the adoption and ratification of the
same by the several parties In In
terest and the consumation of this
settlement by the proposed leg
islation, that said suit shall be dis.
missed.
Witness our signatures of this
4th day of May, 1887: W. A
Percy, Attorney for L. N. o. Il T
Railway Company; 7. M. Miller,
Attorney for Tate and Washington
Counties; Edward Mays, Attor'
ney for Bolivar Comfy; Winston
& Yerger, Attorneys for Coahoma
Counties; J. B. Perkins & Calvin
Perkins, Attorneys for Tunica
County; Jas r. Yerger, jr., Attor'
ney for Issaquena County.
l consider that the above will be
a reasonable and fair settlement
aud one in the public interest; es'
pecially since none of these lands
have been claimed by the State
since 1880. T. NJ. MILLER,
Atty Gen.